The YMCA of San Diego County was fined $17,000 Oct. 20 and ordered to abide by numerous probation conditions for a chlorine spill that sickened 79 elementary students and eight adults in 2015. The YMCA, as a non-profit corporation, pleaded guilty to four felony counts and one misdemeanor that involved a hazardous waste spill that…
A heartwarming new film, released just ahead of Halloween, explores gender nonconformity, reports Gay Star News. In ‘My Heroes’, a family is shown preparing for Halloween. Mom reveals the costumes the kids requested. Dad looks on hesitantly. Both parents accompany the children as they go trick or treating – watching from a distance as their…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – More than 100 chief human resource officers today urged members of Congress and the Trump administration to consider in future policymaking the vital role foreign-born workers play in the U.S. economy. The letter from HR Policy Association noted the enactment of a statutory authorization of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program…
SAN DIEGO, Calif. — A convicted rapist who sexually assaulted a woman in Balboa Park was sentenced Friday to 55 years to life in prison. The victim told San Diego Superior Court Judge Louis Hanoian how the May 5, 2016 attack continues to affect her with panic attacks, insomnia and depression. Ismael Hernandez Jr., 28,…
ORANGE COUNTY, Calif. — According to federal and state data, there are at least 1.4 million adults in the U.S. who identify as transgender. And while American society is becoming more accepting of transgender people, such adults still face substantial difficulties when they seek to have their health-care needs met. Kristie Overstreet, Ph.D. points out,…
thursday, oct. 26 Issues Issues are an Atlanta, Georgia metalcore band formed by former Woe, Is Me members Tyler Carter, Michael Bohn, and brothers Cory and Ben Ferris. A genre-blurring mix of metalcore, R&B-tinged pop and Linkin Park-esque nu-metal DJ breaks, Issues debuted in the Top Ten of the Billboard 100. An acoustic EP, Diamond…
GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) will honor The Honorable Eric H. Holder Jr., 82nd Attorney General of the United States, at its annual Spirit of Justice dinner this Friday, October 27, 2017 in Boston. Holder, who is being honored for his instrumental role in advancing LGBTQ justice and his leadership on voting rights, criminal justice reform,…
ORLANDO, Fla. – The Pulse Nightclub Memorial site will soon undergo temporary design improvements to create a more inviting and comfortable venue to reflect and remember the tragedy that occurred there on Sunday, June 12, 2016. After a detailed presentation about the design plans from club owner and onePULSE Foundation Executive Director Barbara Poma, Orlando’s…
NEW YORK, N.Y. – LGBTQ Georgia State Representatives Park Cannon and Sam Park, along with local HIV advocate Amazin LêThị, today joined GLAAD to condemn the spread of misinformation and stigma that continues to surround the topic of HIV and AIDS, including within the halls of the Georgia Statehouse. Last week, Georgia State Rep. Betty…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A new Gallup poll released Wednesday shows support for making marijuana legal in the U.S. has reached a record level of 64 percent, up from 60 percent last year and 50 percent in 2011. This year’s national survey shows the greatest approval for ending marijuana prohibition in the history of the study, and the…
